even more; still more; further
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
several years; a few years
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
hand luggage; hand baggage
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
kindness; intimacy; friendship
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
home area; home town; local
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
door; gate; opening; title page
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
observation; survey; watching
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
after that; afterwards; thereafter
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
professor; teaching; instruction
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
dripping ink marks; a work of calligraphy being written in bold and vivid strokes